In this course you will build and take home you
r own ultra-light double paddle canoe. These boats are perfect for flat-wa
ter paddling\, and they are light enough to easily car-top or carry from c
ar to water or from pond to pond. Over the course\, participants will stea
m and install ribs\, lash the stringers (longitudinal pieces) to the ribs\
, install the inwales and complete the frame\, skin the boat with a tough
polyester cloth and waterproof the skin. Students can build either an 11 ½
-foot solo boat\, or a 13-foot tandem/solo version.

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Hilary
Russell for the past ten years has helped teenagers and adults build
more than one hundred canoes\, kayaks\, coracles and umiaks. He formerly c
haired the English Department at the Berkshire School\, where he also taug
ht boat building and led outing programs. Currently\, he teaches creative
writing at Berkshire Community College and directs the Berkshire Boat Buil
ding School.